CardioTech aims Gish products at EU
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
CardioTech will seek a CE mark to sell subsidiary Gish Biomedical's GBS (Gish Biocompatible Surface) coated surgical tools in Europe, after receiving FDA approval for two new products Sept. 7. GBS is a blood compatible heparin-based coating for instruments used in heart and lung surgeries. "A larger percent of customers in the European Union demand coated products versus the U.S. market. We have started this process and expect completion in the first quarter of 2006," Gish General Manger Stephen DiRocco explains...